Bobbin-holder for spooling-machines.



H. W. OWEN. BOBBIN HOLDER FOR SPOOLING MACHINES. APPLICATION FILED 00T.16, 1912.

1,1 16,347, Patented Nov. 3, 1914.

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" NORRIS PETERS COM PHOTO-LITHO.. WASHING ION" D c.

H. W. OWEN. BOBBIN HOLDER FOR SPOOLING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED 00T.15I 1912.

Patented Nov. 3, 1914.

lye/Z675 Q 0206 THE NORRIS PETERS C0,. PHOTO-LITHO., WASHINGTON, D. C

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HERBERT W. OWEN, OF DOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, ASSIGNOR TO DR-APER COMPANY,

OF HOPEDALE, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OF MAINE.

BOBBIN-I-IOLDER FOR SPOOLING-MACHINES.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Ngm 3, 1914, Application filedOctober 15, 1912. Serial No. 725,807.

To all whom it may concern: in order to secure uniformity in the load on Be it known that LI'IERBERT XV. OWEN, a the warp spool. Such tension devices also citizen of the United States, residing at serveto collect dirt and lint, lack uniformity Dover,'in the county of Strafford and State in action,,and occasionally the dirt and lint of New Hampshirfhave invented an Im{ thus collected passes with the yarn to the 60 provement in'Bobbin-Holders for Spoolingwarp spool. Machines, of which the following descrip- With the above general matters in view, tion, in connection with the accompanying the aims and purposes of the present indrawings, is a specification, like letters on ventionare to provide abobbin holder for the drawings"representing like parts. supporting bobbins in the spooler, which 65 The invention to be hereinafter described Will be adapted for either a warp or Weftrelates to bobbin holders, and more espe- \volilltlbobbin, and will permit theyarn cially to that general type of holder used to from the weft-wound, as well as from the support bobbins from which the yarn is un- Warp-wound bobbin to be drawn from the wound in the spooler or spooling machine. side without the ob ections heretofore en- 70 When yarn is being spun and wound, if it countered with respect to the Weft-wound is to be used as filling, it is generally wound. bobbin, all of which will hereinafter more upon the spinning bobbin in what is known fully appear from thefollowing description as weft wind, wherein the yarn is wound and accompanying drawings of certain upon the bobbin in successive conical layers IEOI'ITIS; 0f the lnvention, it being understood 75 from the base toward the end. On the that in its true scope, the invention is deotherhand, when yarn is to beused as warp, fined by the claims. a it is generally spun and wound upon the In the drawings :Figure 1 is aside elebobbin in what is known as warp wind, ViltlOI} of 1 ppl'tlon of a spooler, or spooling h i th yarn i wound i @ircumferem machine having the present invention ap- 80 tial layers, each layer extending as a cylinplied thereto; Fig. 2 is a cross section onthe der from end to end of its length and ovcrlQh lin -2, Fig- I; Fig. 8is a longilying the layers beneath, theexterior layers tl dlnal section of the base portion of the being gradually shortened. Such warp b n h hl I n the llne 3-3, Fig. 2; Fig.

wound bobbins are well adapted to have the 1 a tached "1 W 0f the guide loop for 8 yarn drawn from the side thereof in the the Small end of the bobbin; Fig. 5 is a side spooler and such is the general practice; but e fltlon partly in section, showing a the weft wound bobbin presents advantages i hg t y m dlfied form of the invention; even h th yarn i t b l d ;F1g. 6 1s a snn lar v ew showing a further warp, because less waste occurs than in the ,modlfichtloni t g- 7 1S a Section 011 the line use of the warp-wound bobbins which are 7, 1gmg 8 Shows the guide for the liable to snarl the yarn at the end of the b in tip of ig. 6, detached; and Fig. 9 trave e, and, noreover, greater uniformity IS a SGCtlOIlill VIEW Of 21 SOCkQtGd base holder of yarn tension and increase of yarn load or the bobbin.

40 is possible. Owing to the conical layer form The spooler 01' Spoofing machine may be of the Weft wind, however, it, has not been Of any desired type whereby yarn is wound ibl h t f t ithd the yarn upon warp spools to be afterward unwound from the side of theweft-wound bobbin, betherefrom 11 3 the warp beam. In the cause, h th r i d wi f m th spooler here typified, the frame 1 may be of 45 small part of the cone wind near the bobbin a character to support a number of spindles it will be subjected to much greater strain 2 for a series of warp spools 3, which are roand tension than when it isdrawing from tated by suitable means to wind on said the large or base part of the cone, with the spools the yarn 4 drawn from the bobbins in result that the sudden change of tension the bobbin holders; The yarn thus being 50 causes yarn breakage and non-uniformity in drawn from the bobbins by the rotation of the wind on the warp spool. As a consethespools may pass'over guide rolls 5 and quence, when the weft-wound bobbins have through guides 6 to be properly laid uponbeen used in the spooler, the yarn has been the warp spools 3, and as a convenient form drawn from the end -of the bobbin and of means for sustaining thebobbin holders, i

55 special tension devices have been necessary brackets 7 projecting from the machine frame 1, may support asuitable rod 8 to which the holders may be clamped, as will hereinafter more fully appear. In allthese respects the spooler may be of usual character and operate in the usual manner,well understood by those skilled in the art, and further elucidation in these respects is unnecessary.

In unwinding yarn from a warp-wound bobbin, the yarn can be drawn from the side of the bobbin without danger of great variation in tension by reason of this fact, because each layer of yarn extends as a cylinder longitudinally of the bobbin and its radial distance from the bobbin axis remains the same throughout the length of thelayer. In unwinding yarn from the side of a weftwound bobbin, however, the yarn. is subjected to great variation in tension, because at one time the yarn draws from the base of the cone wind and at another time draws from the apex thereof or next to the bobbin; as a consequence, the tension and strain upon the i received within a guideloop 22, Figs. 1 and yarn is constantlyvarying; To meet this condition the present invention contemplates a bobbin holder or support wherein the bobbin is permitted freedom of motion in response to the varyingstrainsupon the yarn and the effects of sudden changes in tension are nullified or reduced to a minimum, all as will more fully appear.

A preferred form of the invention come prises a bobbin holder in which the base portion of the bobbin is loosely retained in a base block and is capable of free movement therein, while the tip or small end of the permits not only rotative movement of the bobbin about its longitudlnal axis, but a bodily movement of the bobbin tip in re sponse to yarn pull to change the direction of the bobbin axis.

In Figs. 1, 2, and 3 the bobbin holder. is shown asfcomprising. a bracket or base 9 having; jaws 10 to embrace the rod8 and be secured in proper inclined position thereon. by suitable means, such as the set screw 11. The base, 9 has extending therefrom the end bearing plate 12 on which the base 13 ofthebobbin may rest, and separated from the bearing plate is a flange 15, between which. and the bearingplate 12, is loosely retained the bearing block 14. The bearing block 14 is preferably formedof fibrous-composition, such as vulcanized fiber, leatheroid, or thelike, though. the invention is obviously not restricted thereto, and saidblock is secured, to thebase 9 by means which wil permit the bearing block to move about: within limits between. the bearing plate 12and the flange. 15.. As one form of means for thus securing the. bearing block to thebase, the bearing plate 12, is provided with perforation 116 through. which passes the screw l'Z, the construction being such that while the screw l panfromfalling down from operative: posig.

holds the bearing block in the space between the bearing plate 12 and flange 15, it yet 1 permits the b'earingblock freedom of motion opening 18 for the reception of a ring 19 to engage the base '13 of the bobbin, said ring being free to rotate in the bearing block but retained thereto by suitable means, such as the flange 20, Figs. 2 and 3. Such rotatable ring may be desirable in some cases and when used gives additional freedom of movement to the base of the bobbin, but in some cases it may be omitted, the essential in this respect being that the base portion of the .bobbin be held in the bobbin holder loosely to permit the base of-the bobbin to. move with the necessary freedom under the call-of var in oull or tension of the varn asitis being unwound,

15 he tip or small end 21 of the bobbin is I, said loop being elongated to permit the 1' tip or end of the bobbin to movefreely in the direction of yarn pull, and being preferably adjustable toward and from the base 9 ifor the accommodation of bobbins of different sizes. 0 jby Figs. 1, 3, and 5, the guide loop 22 is provided at theend of a rod 23, as shown, 5 said rod having a portion 24L screw-threaded to the base 9 and being provided with a In the form of invention shown set. nut 25, whereby it may be clamped or 1 locked in adjusted position. bobbin is embraced by a guide loop which From the construction described as one good practical form of the invention, itwill be seen thatwhen a bobbin ispl aced in the holder,,its.base portion 13 while retained in the holder is loosely held, and its tip or small end 21v rests loosely. within the guide loop 22,.

'Thus both ends of the bobbin, while securely held from dis-lodgment in the holder, are permittedliberty of movement bothi rotatable and bodily in response to the varying degrees and directionsof yarn pull ,7 the effect being, that all sudden strains or-jerks upon the yarn tending to rupture the same when the yarn is led from the side of the bobbin, asindicated in Figs. 1 and 5', are met by a yielding movement of the bobbin without at the same time dislodging the bobbin and its load from operative; position in the bobbin holder.

Mountedupon the rod 23 is a pan26 having theears 2'5 and 28, Fig. 1, through which the rod 23 passes loosely so that said pan when used may adjust itself to the varying size of'yarn load on; the bobbin. Owing to the inclination of'the: holder, the pan 26, preferably curvedv in cross-section as indicated in Fig.u2,-will rest with its lower ear 28-upon the clamp nut 25, and. to prevent the tion when the bobbin is being changed, stop lugs 29 and 30 are provided at the sides of the ear 28. These stop lugs may be variously formed, but a convenient and practical construction is shown as comprising a plate 31, Figs. 1 and 2, having the lugs 29 and 30 and clamped between the base 9 and the nut 25; or they may be formed as projecting fingers 32, cast with the base 9, as indicated in Fig. 5. In either case, however, it is evident that the pan 26 may be moved upward away from the stop lugs and then turned down into dotted line position, Fig. 1, when its use is not desired, as is the case in wind ing some kinds of yarn. If desired, the pan may be entirely removed from the holder by unscrewing the rod 23, andthe bobbin holder can then be used without the pan, in which case the end or tip of the bobbin will normally rest in the bottom of the loop 22.

In Figs. 5 and 6, the support for the base of the bobbin is shown as modified somewhat. In this case the bearing plate 33is formed with a circular recess 34 and within it may be put, if desired, a ring 35, which that already described the base of the bobbin is received within the ring, so as not to bind frictionally therein and the ring itself, by its loose connection with the bracket 9, permits the desired shifting movement of the bobbin base in response to yarn pull. In Fig. 9, the rotatable ring is shown as omitted, in which case the base of the bobbin may'rest loosely within the circular opening 37, the construction and operation of the bobbin holder being in all respects substantially the same as already described. w

Fig. 6 shows a modified form of guide loop for the end 21 of the bobbin, which comprises a separate piece 38, Figs. 6 and 8, having the arms 39, between which the tip or small end of the bobbin rests, said piece being secured to the rod 40 by a set screw 41. In Fig. 6, also, the pan is dispensed with altogether and in place thereof a yarn guide 42 may be employed, said guide comprising a rod or wire secured to the base portion of rod 40 and extending toward the tip of the bobbin. In this case the guide loop is open, Fig. 8, and the yarn may be led under the guide 42 before passing to the warp spool. In all these constructions, however, it will be noted that both the base and tip portions of the bobbin are loosely supported by their respective parts to permit the bobbin to respond to the varying conditions of yarn pull, and while the several forms of bobbin holder hereinbefore described and illustrated by the drawing serve as good, practical forms of structure for securing these results, it is to be understood that the invention is not restricted thereto, but that the broad invention as defined by the claims may be embodied in other different forms.

\Vhat is claimed is 1. A bobbin holder for supporting a bobbin loosely by its two ends, comprising a base portion having a socket to receive and loosely hold the head end of the bobbin and permit bodily movement of the head therein, and means for engaging and loosely holding the tip end of the bobbin to permit the tip end to bodily move in the direction of yarn pull.

2. A bobbin holder having means for loosely holding the head of the bobbin to permit bodily as well as rotativemovement relative to said holding means under varying yarn tension and means for loosely holding the tip end of a bobbin to enable the bobbin to yield and accommodate itself to the yarn pull as yarn is unwound therefrom, said base and tip holding means constituting the bobbin supports.

3. A bobbin holder having means for loosely engaging and holding the ends of the bobbin beyond the yarn or thread wound thereon, and permitting bodily as well as rotative movement of said ends relative to the holding means in response to varying tension of the yarn as it is drawn from said bobbin, said loose end engaging means constituting the sole supports for said bobbin.

41-. A bobbin holder for a spooling machine, having means constituting the bobbin supports loosely confining both ends of the bobbin, and permitting bodily and rotative movements of the ends of the bobbin relative to said holding means that the bobbin may accommodate itself to the yarn pull, and a rocking member for frictionally engaging the side of the filled bobbin.

5. A bobbin holder for a spooling machine, having means for loosely confining both ends of the bobbin, that the bobbin may accommodate itself to the yarn pull, a rocking support for frictionally engaging the side of the filled bobbin, and stops for limiting the rocking movement of said suport.

p 6. A bobbin holder comprising a fixed base support having a socket for receiving and loosely supporting the head of the bobbin and a fixed tip support having an openingenlarged in the direction of the yarn pull for loosely supporting the tip of the bobbin, that the bobbin may accommodate itself bodily and rotatably to the varying pull of the yarn as it is drawn from the bobbin.

7. A bobbin holder for a spooling machine, having a fixed base provided with a socket to loosely receive the head end of a bobbin and permit it to bodily move therein under varying tension of the yarn as it is unwound from the bobbin, and a guide loop to loosely receive the outer end of the bobbin that the bobbin may accommodate itself to variations in yarn pull.

8. A bobbin holder for a spooling machine, having a fixed base provided With a socket to loosely receive the head end of a bobbin, and a rod having a guide loop to loosely receive the outer end of the bobbin, said rod being adjustable to vary the distance of said loop. from said socket.

9. A bobbin holder for a spooling machine, having a loosely mounted block provided With an opening or recess to receive the enlarged head end of a bobbin, and means for loosely holding the outer end of the bobbin.

10, A bobbin holder for a spooling machine, comprising a base provided with a loosely mounted block of hard fiber having an opening or recess to receive the enlarged head end of a bobbin, and means for loosely holding the tip end of the bobbin.

11. A bobbin holder for holding a bobbin that the yarn may be drawn from the side thereof, comprising a bracket having a loosely mounted ring for receiving the base of a bobbin, and a guide loop for loosely holding the tip end of the bobbin.

12. A bobbin holder for holding a bobbin that the yarn may be drawn from the side thereof, comprising a bracket having a,

loosely mounted ring formed of fibrous material for receiving the base of a bobbin, and a guide loop for loosely holding the tip end of the bobbin.

13. A bobbin holder comprising a base, a

non-rotatable ring loosely supported by said base and adapted to receive the head of: the bobbin, and means for loosely holding the tip end of the bobbin.

14;. A bobbin holder for a spooling machine, having a loosely mounted block provided With an opening or recess to receive the base end 01" a bobbin, means for loosely holding the outer end of the bobbin, and means for frictionally retarding rotation of the bobbin.

15. A bobbin holder comprising a bracket having an enlarged socket for loosely containing the head end of a bobbin to permit the head end thereof to move bodily therein under varying tension of the yarn as it is drawn -from the bobbin, and a support for holding the tip end, said tip end support being constructed and arranged to permit the tip end of the bobbin to yield in the direction of yarn pull.

16. A bobbin holder comprising a bracket having a ring for engaging the head end of a bobbin, means for loosely connecting the ring to said bracket to permit movement thereof under pull of the yarn as it is unwound from the bobbin, and a means for loosely supporting the tip of the bobbin.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

HERBERT WV. OWEN.

"Witnesses:

MYRTIE M. MAXWELL, DWIGHT HALL.

Copies of this patent may, be obtained. for five cents. each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

